#e7e8ea

Color #e7e8ea

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class gray-200 #e5e7eb · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#e7e8ea

RGB

rgb(231, 232, 234)

HSL

hsl(220, 6.7%, 91.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(91.97, 0.02, -1.09)

LCH

lch(91.97, 1.09, 271.05)

OKLCH

oklch(93.1%, 0.0029, 264.09)

HWB

hwb(220, 90.6%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eae9e7

Analogous

#e7eaea

#e7e8ea

#e8e7ea

Triadic

#e7e8ea

#eae7e8

#e8eae7

Split-complementary

#e7e8ea

#eae8e7

#eaeae7

Tetradic

#e7e8ea

#e9e7ea

#eae9e7

#e8eae7

Square

#e7e8ea

#eae7ea

#eae9e7

#e7eae8

Shades

Color #e7e8ea mixed toward black.

#bec0c6

#9499a2

#6c727c

#484c53

#242629

Tints

Color #e7e8ea mixed toward white.

#ebecee

#eff0f1

#f3f4f5

#f7f7f8

#fbfbfc

Tones

Color #e7e8ea mixed toward gray.

#e7e8ea

#e8e8ea

#e8e8e9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e7ea · ΔE 0.8

Deuteranopia

#e7e7e9 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e7e9e9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 1.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e7e8ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e7e8ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#e7e8ea (#e7e8ea) is rgb(231, 232, 234) in RGB.

No, #e7e8ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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